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Gilbert repeats at Paris-Tours

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• October 11, 2009
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By Agence France Presse

2009 Paris-Tours: Philippe Gilbert (Silence-Lotto) wins a three-up sprint.

Photo: Graham Watson

Belgian Philippe Gilbert (Silence-Lotto) on Sunday won Paris-Tours for the second straight year.

Gilbert beat compatriot Tom Boonen and Slovenia’s Borut Bozic (Vacansoleil) in a three-man dash for the line in the 230km semi-classic. Italian Filippo Pozzato (Katusha) finished fourth with Spaniard Oscar Freire fifth, some 20 seconds off the leading trio.

For Gilbert the win brought a measure of revenge after Boonen pipped him to the Belgian championship in June.

Gilbert, 27, made his move for glory after teammate and countryman Greg Van Avermaet ran out of steam some 8km out along with Dutchman Tom Veelers (Skil-Shimano), who had been instrumental in the formation of a 10-man escape at the 9km mark.

The champion, who cut his teeth with Française des Jeux after turning pro in 2003 before joining Silence-Lotto this year, won a stage of the Giro d’Italia in May, placed sixth at the world championships and won Thursday’s Coppa Sabatini.

His growing reputation sits well with a man who hails from Verviers in eastern Belgium, one of the strategic venues on the famed Liège-Bastogne-Liège route.

Paying tribute to his teammates for helping to set up his triumph, Gilbert said: “I knew right from the off that I had a big sprint in me if I found myself in the mix to win it. I have always said I fear no one in the sprint when it comes down to a tough race.”

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Results

Paris-Tours results

• 1. Philippe Gilbert, Silence-Lotto, 230km in 5:12:23
• 2. Tom Boonen, Quick Step, at 0:00
• 3. Borut Bozic, Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team, at 0:02
• 4. Filippo Pozzato, Team Katusha, at 0:16
• 5. Oscar Freire, Rabobank, at 0:16
• 6. Francesco Gavazzi, Lampre-N.g.c, at 0:16
• 7. Gerben Löwik, Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team, at 0:16
• 8. Pablo Lastras, Caisse D’epargne, at 0:16
• 9. Martin Reimer, Cervelo Test Team, at 0:16
• 10. Yauheni Hutarovich, Francaise Des Jeux, at 0:16
• 11. Jonathan Hivert, Skil-Shimano, at 0:16
• 12. Arnaud Gerard, Francaise Des Jeux, at 0:16
• 13. Johnny Hoogerland, Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team, at 0:16
• 14. Greg Van Avermaet, Silence-Lotto, at 0:16
• 15. Serguei Ivanov, Team Katusha, at 0:16
• 16. William Bonnet, Bbox Bouygues Telecom, at 0:16
• 17. Danilo Napolitano, Team Katusha, at 0:24
• 18. Nick Nuyens, Rabobank, at 0:24
• 19. Alessandro Ballan, Lampre-N.g.c, at 0:24
• 20. Samuel Sanchez, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 0:28
• 21. Frédéric Guesdon, Francaise Des Jeux, at 0:30
• 22. Alexandre Usov, Cofidis Le Credit En Ligne, at 1:00
• 23. Mathieu Drujon, Caisse D’epargne, at 1:00
• 24. Jimmy Casper, Besson Chaussures-Sojasun, at 1:00
• 25. Jos Van Emden, Rabobank, at 1:00
• 26. Romain Feillu, Agritubel, at 1:00
• 27. Sebastian Langeveld, Rabobank, at 1:00
• 28. Renaud Dion, Ag2r-La Mondiale, at 1:00
• 29. Hervé Duclos-lassalle, Cofidis Le Credit En Ligne, at 1:00
• 30. Kurt-asle Arvesen, Team Saxo Bank, at 1:00
• 31. Roy Curvers, Skil-Shimano, at 1:00
• 32. Mirco Lorenzetto, Lampre-N.g.c, at 1:00
• 33. Stephane Bonsergent, Bretagne-Schuller, at 1:00
• 34. Javier Aramendia, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 1:00
• 35. Roger Hammond, Cervelo Test Team, at 1:00
• 36. Sylvain Chavanel, Quick Step, at 1:00
• 37. Tony Gallopin, Auber 93, at 1:00
• 38. Alexandre Pichot, Bbox Bouygues Telecom, at 1:00
• 39. Florian Vachon, Roubaix Lille Metropole, at 1:00
• 40. Tom Veelers, Skil-Shimano, at 1:00
• 41. Mauro Da Dalto, Lampre-N.g.c, at 1:00
• 42. Lloyd Mondory, Ag2r-La Mondiale, at 1:00
• 43. Daniel Lloyd, Cervelo Test Team, at 1:00
• 44. Bernhard Eisel, Team Columbia-Htc, at 1:00
• 45. Mathieu Claude, Bbox Bouygues Telecom, at 1:00
• 46. Tyler Farrar, Garmin-Slipstream, at 1:00
• 47. Koen De Kort, Skil-Shimano, at 1:00
• 48. Simone Ponzi, Lampre-N.g.c, at 1:00
• 49. Robert Wagner, Skil-Shimano, at 1:00
• 50. Martijn Maaskant, Garmin-Slipstream, at 1:00
• 51. Yoann Offredo, Francaise Des Jeux, at 1:00
• 52. Mickael Cherel, Francaise Des Jeux, at 1:00
• 53. Juan Antonio Flecha, Rabobank, at 1:00
• 54. Marcus Ljungqvist, Team Saxo Bank, at 1:00
• 55. Sébastien Hinault, Ag2r-La Mondiale, at 1:00
• 56. Rigoberto Uran, Caisse D’epargne, at 1:00
• 57. Fabien Bacquet, Auber 93, at 1:00
• 58. Sébastien Chavanel, Francaise Des Jeux, at 1:00
• 59. Sébastien Minard, Cofidis Le Credit En Ligne, at 1:09
• 60. Nadir Haddou, Auber 93, at 1:14
• 61. Florian Guillou, Roubaix Lille Metropole, at 1:14
• 62. Markel Irizar, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 1:14
• 63. Florent Brard, Cofidis Le Credit En Ligne, at 1:14
• 64. Michael Morkov, Team Saxo Bank, at 1:14
• 65. Maarten Tjallingii, Rabobank, at 1:14
• 66. Sergey Lagutin, Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team, at 1:14
• 67. Steven De Jongh, Quick Step, at 1:14
• 68. Nico Sijmens, Cofidis Le Credit En Ligne, at 1:14
• 69. Anthony Geslin, Francaise Des Jeux, at 1:14
• 70. Ivan Velasco, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 1:31
• 71. David Boucher, Landbouwkrediet-Colnago, at 2:05
• 72. Kevin Hulsmans, Quick Step, at 2:05
• 73. Jeremy Galland, Besson Chaussures-Sojasun, at 2:17
• 74. Niki Terpstra, Team Milram, at 2:57
• 75. Wilfried Cretskens, Silence-Lotto, at 2:59
• 76. Martin Kohler, BMC Racing Team, at 2:59
• 77. Christophe Brandt, Silence-Lotto, at 2:59
• 78. Aart Vierhouten, Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team, at 2:59
• 79. Florian Stalder, BMC Racing Team, at 2:59
• 80. Artur Gajek, Team Milram, at 2:59
• 81. Servais Knaven, Team Milram, at 2:59
• 82. Yuriy Krivtsov, Ag2r-La Mondiale, at 2:59
• 83. René Mandri, Ag2r-La Mondiale, at 2:59
• 84. Vitaliy Buts, Lampre-N.g.c, at 2:59
• 85. Steve Bovay, BMC Racing Team, at 2:59
• 86. Denis Flahaut, Landbouwkrediet-Colnago, at 2:59
• 87. Aitor Hernandez, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 2:59
• 88. Thierry Hupond, Skil-Shimano, at 2:59
• 89. Martin Elmiger, Ag2r-La Mondiale, at 2:59
• 90. Laszlo Bodrogi, Team Katusha, at 2:59
• 91. Marco Velo, Quick Step, at 2:59
• 92. Tristan Valentin, Cofidis Le Credit En Ligne, at 2:59
• 93. Rony Martias, Bbox Bouygues Telecom, at 2:59
• 94. Freddy Bichot, Agritubel, at 2:59
• 95. Styn Vandenbergh, Team Katusha, at 2:59
• 96. Maxime Mederel, Auber 93, at 2:59
• 97. Julien Mazet, Auber 93, at 2:59
• 98. Sebastien Duret, Bretagne-Schuller, at 2:59
• 99. Michaël Barry, Team Columbia-Htc, at 2:59
• 100. Vicente Reynes, Mimo Team Columbia-Htc, at 2:59
• 101. Gert Dockx, Team Columbia-Htc, at 2:59
• 102. Tom Stamsnijder, Rabobank, at 2:59
• 103. Nicolas Rousseau, Ag2r-La Mondiale, at 2:59
• 104. Albert Timmer, Skil-Shimano, at 2:59
• 105. Matthieu Ladagnous, Francaise Des Jeux, at 2:59
• 106. Lars Bak, Team Saxo Bank, at 2:59
• 107. Johan Mombaerts, Auber 93, at 2:59
• 108. Cédric Coutouly ,Besson Chaussures-Sojasun, at 2:59
• 109. Yannick Talabardon, Besson Chaussures-Sojasun, at 2:59
• 110. Timothy Duggan, Garmin-Slipstream, at 2:59
• 111. Bjorn Leukemans, Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team, at 2:59
• 112. Jens Mouris, Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team, at 2:59
• 113. Oscar Pujol, Cervelo Test Team, at 2:59
• 114. Imanol Erviti, Caisse D’epargne, at 3:04
• 115. Vicente Garcia, Acosta Caisse D’epargne, at 3:04
• 116. Jean Luc Delpech, Bretagne-Schuller, at 3:28
• 117. Koen Barbe, Landbouwkrediet-Colnago, at 3:34
• 118. Juan Jose Haedo, Team Saxo Bank, at 4:18
• 119. Mathew Hayman, Rabobank, at 4:18
• 120. Jean Marc Marino, Besson Chaussures-Sojasun, at 5:01
• 121. Yukiya Arashiro, Bbox Bouygues Telecom, at 5:01
• 122. Mickael Larpe, Roubaix Lille Metropole, at 5:01
• 123. Brice Feillu, Agritubel, at 5:01
• 124. Laurent Mangel, Besson Chaussures-Sojasun, at 5:01
• 125. Lasse Bochman, Team Saxo Bank, at 5:01
• 126. Dominique Rollin, Cervelo Test Team, at 5:01
• 127. Danilo Wyss, BMC Racing Team, at 5:01
• 128. Dirk Bellemakers, Landbouwkrediet-Colnago, at 5:01
• 129. Sebastien Delfosse, Landbouwkrediet-Colnago, at 5:01
• 130. Frédéric Amorison, Landbouwkrediet-Colnago, at 5:01
• 131. Jürgen Roelandts, Silence-Lotto, at 6:00
• 132. Cedric Pineau, Ag2r-La Mondiale, at 6:25
• 133. Lieuwe Westra, Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team, at 6:26
• 134. Xabier Zandio, Caisse D’epargne, at 7:04
• 135. Joaquim Rodriguez, Caisse D’epargne, at 7:04
• 136. Martin Velits, Team Milram, at 7:04
• 137. Mathias Frank, BMC Racing Team, at 7:04
• 138. Mikhail Ignatiev, Team Katusha, at 7:04
• 139. Perrig Quemeneur, Bbox Bouygues Telecom, at 7:04
• 140. Fumiyuki Beppu, Skil-Shimano, at 7:04
• 141. Maarten Wynants, Quick Step, at 7:04
• 142. Kevin De Weert, Quick Step, at 7:04
• 143. David Le Lay, Agritubel, at 7:04
• 144. Kilian Patour, Garmin-Slipstream, at 7:04
• 145. Guillaume Blot, Cofidis Le Credit En Ligne, at 7:04
• 146. Olivier Kaisen, Silence-Lotto, at 7:04
• 147. Yann Pivois, Bretagne-Schuller, at 7:04
• 148. Jimmy Engoulvent, Besson Chaussures-Sojasun, at 7:04
• 149. Steven Tronet, Roubaix Lille Metropole, at 7:04
• 150. Gaël Malacarne, Bretagne-Schuller, at 7:04
• 151. Nicolaï Trussov, Team Katusha, at 7:04
• 152. Inaki Isasi, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 7:08
• 153. Jonathan Thire, Auber 93, at 7:08
• 154. Matteo Tosatto, Quick Step, at 7:10
• 155. Damien Gaudin, Bbox Bouygues Telecom, at 8:00